Double bridles

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So my question is this. How/who/what about double bridles!! There is such an array out there, and being the technical kinda person, sorry, I want to know how did you fit your double bridle bits. My boy was put in one today for the first time, I had a loose ring snaffle and non sliding weymouth. Now, when I did my exams I was taught if you have a loose ring, then the weymouth should be sliding cheek, or if an eggbut, then non sliding weymouth. So obviously this was not the case today and on looking at others in doubles this is not necessarily the case! So also, how did you go about knowing the length of shank for your horse? I know the longer the more severe etc... and also what about the port? There are now forward cut ports to alleviate tongue pressure, any good? I just want what is best for my boy and would love for someone to come out and fit him, but cannot find anyone? Heather at Neuschule does not do this I believe? I use Neuschule snaffle at the moment. I want what is comftable for my boy, he is a warmblood, thick tongue, average mouth length so able to take two bits but there is sooooooo much to take into consideration to ensure comfort. Any ideas?? The other thing is I do not want to go down the route of ending up with about 10 varieties of bits... cant afford this
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I too use a loose ring bradoon with a fixed cheek weymouth. I ride in my bradoon everyday as its the bit that suits Gin best. I wanted a fixed cheek weymouth as Gin can be fiddly in the mouth and the bradoon gives enough movement to keep her soft.
When I bought mine I told them what I wanted and they ordered it for me. Its just a bog standard set. Cant really help with the different mouthpeices.
 
What about ringing heather she is terribly helpful over the phone and will be able to explain all the options.
 
I have a big tongued! Irish draught and I phoned Heather for some advice. She was really good. She recommended a very thin weymouth with fixed cheeks and for the bradoon I had the new verbinden (or something like that) which is a curved mouth piece (imagine a C shape when you look from above), it is supposed to free up the room in the horses mouth and be more effective. It also has the 'pebble' in the middle which makes it less severe.
 
Thanks Fimbleina, he is in a verbinden at the moment, so may well get a thin weymouth too as he has a big tongue, that may not be too much of a "shock" for him. Did you have the weymouth 1/4 inch larger than the verbinden?
 
O n the neue schule website there is a superb section where it talks about what type of bits suit types of tongues - so maybe look at that and then decide on the braking power needed.
 
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